Born in 1864 in Clarksville, Pennsylvania, Harry moved with his family to Leetonia, Ohio. When he was 17 he worked in Pittsburgh and two years later married Mary Stewart. In 1891 he purchased a drug store at 222 East Tuscarawas, Canton, Ohio from C.A. Portman and moved to Canton. While working in the pharmacy he developed a throat remedy which he called Tonsiline. He rode a horse over several states selling his throat remedy.
His success led to his selling the drug store to Charles Roth and Casimir Hug to develop his successful Tonsiline company. In 1905 he discovered he had diabetes - at that time a debilitating disease. He continued to develop the business and while vacationing in California he decided to build some apple orchards first in Canton and later in Michigan. He called his new enterprise Aplinks Orchards in acres along Fulton Road in Canton.
He bought real estate downtown including the Schaefer Block behind what is now the Chase Bank. He bought the Windham block and three lots on 6th and Market Northwest. On those three blocks, he built the elegant Palace Theatre and gave it and his orchard as his legacy to the city of Canton. The orchard would later be named Ink Park. He died in Phoenix on February 20, 1926. He is buried in West Lawn Cemetery.
Contributor: Michael Harper (50410092)
His success led to his selling the drug store to Charles Roth and Casimir Hug to develop his successful Tonsiline company. In 1905 he discovered he had diabetes - at that time a debilitating disease. He continued to develop the business and while vacationing in California he decided to build some apple orchards first in Canton and later in Michigan. He called his new enterprise Aplinks Orchards in acres along Fulton Road in Canton.
He bought real estate downtown including the Schaefer Block behind what is now the Chase Bank. He bought the Windham block and three lots on 6th and Market Northwest. On those three blocks, he built the elegant Palace Theatre and gave it and his orchard as his legacy to the city of Canton. The orchard would later be named Ink Park. He died in Phoenix on February 20, 1926. He is buried in West Lawn Cemetery.
Contributor: Michael Harper (50410092)
Born in 1864 in Clarksville, Pennsylvania, Harry moved with his family to Leetonia, Ohio. When he was 17 he worked in Pittsburgh and two years later married Mary Stewart. In 1891 he purchased a drug store at 222 East Tuscarawas, Canton, Ohio from C.A. Portman and moved to Canton. While working in the pharmacy he developed a throat remedy which he called Tonsiline. He rode a horse over several states selling his throat remedy.
His success led to his selling the drug store to Charles Roth and Casimir Hug to develop his successful Tonsiline company. In 1905 he discovered he had diabetes - at that time a debilitating disease. He continued to develop the business and while vacationing in California he decided to build some apple orchards first in Canton and later in Michigan. He called his new enterprise Aplinks Orchards in acres along Fulton Road in Canton.
He bought real estate downtown including the Schaefer Block behind what is now the Chase Bank. He bought the Windham block and three lots on 6th and Market Northwest. On those three blocks, he built the elegant Palace Theatre and gave it and his orchard as his legacy to the city of Canton. The orchard would later be named Ink Park. He died in Phoenix on February 20, 1926. He is buried in West Lawn Cemetery.
Contributor: Michael Harper (50410092)
His success led to his selling the drug store to Charles Roth and Casimir Hug to develop his successful Tonsiline company. In 1905 he discovered he had diabetes - at that time a debilitating disease. He continued to develop the business and while vacationing in California he decided to build some apple orchards first in Canton and later in Michigan. He called his new enterprise Aplinks Orchards in acres along Fulton Road in Canton.
He bought real estate downtown including the Schaefer Block behind what is now the Chase Bank. He bought the Windham block and three lots on 6th and Market Northwest. On those three blocks, he built the elegant Palace Theatre and gave it and his orchard as his legacy to the city of Canton. The orchard would later be named Ink Park. He died in Phoenix on February 20, 1926. He is buried in West Lawn Cemetery.
Contributor: Michael Harper (50410092)
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